Tag: Iowa

No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.

However, when was the last time you paid for anything in gold or silver? This table shows the current status of states that have passed or proposed laws to make gold and silver legal tender.

Arizona

Passed in Senate April 2013 and the House on April 8, 2013. SB 1439, the Constitutional Tender Act, which allows businesses and the state government to accept payments in gold or silver was eventually vetoed by Governor Jan Brewer.

On February 14, 2014 a new bill (SB1096) passed the Senate by a vote of 18-12 and is awaiting a vote by the House.

Colorado

Senate Bill 12-137 killed by Senate democrats in March 2012.

Georgia

Introduced February 17, 2009.

Idaho

Passed April 2012.

Indiana

Introduced January 2013.

Iowa

Cited in the news but cannot confirm.

Minnesota

Introduced May 2011.

Missouri

Passed April 2012.

Montana

Rejected by 20 Republicans and 32 Democrats in March 2011.

New Hampshire

Introduced January 2011.

North Carolina

Introduced March 2011.

Oklahoma

Passed in the state Senate on March 11, 2014 by a vote of 37 to 4. Senate Bill 862 (SB862) is now waiting to be voted on by the House.